News 3 Special education classrooms face unique challenges every day, and there's a renewed push to improve safety for students and staff. These classrooms have some of the most vulnerable students and, in some cases, behavioral challenges. There's now a call for more...
Chattanooga Times Free Press A top committee of Tennessee educators wants lawmakers to include special education prekindergarten students in the state's public school funding formula. The recommendation follows pleas from school boards and superintendents who say...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel As the number of K-12 students in Wisconsin slowly dwindles, there’s one group of students that’s been growing for decades: children with special education needs. Since the 2005-06 school year, the number of students needing additional...
The U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) administers the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), which is a mandatory survey of all public school districts and schools in the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico....
K-12 Dive What should states prioritize when designing special education funding systems? One special education expert says building systems that provide school districts with the resources for high-quality, evidence-based services that respond to students’ individual...
Navy Times For military families, a permanent change of station can mean more than adjusting to a new school. Government Accountability Office officials told Military Times that parents have repeatedly reported problems transferring educational records and...
Florida Phoenix As Florida students settle back into their desks, there are a few new laws on the books, including required testing of cursive writing and providing teachers more training to work with students with autism. Take a look at which Florida education laws...
Charlotte Observer Jack Davis, in many ways, is a typical 7-year-old: he likes Minecraft, Legos, and painting at his grandmother’s house. He’s fascinated with the military and has framed pictures of airplanes on the walls of his Waxhaw bedroom. But in 2024 — the last...
Tribe Live Families of students with disabilities are worried about the continuity of special education services amid the Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Future-Ready Facilities Plan, a sweeping building reconfiguration that begins in the 2027-28 school year. The plan...